That's a very unfair way to talk about (some of) the people of Windsor! I'm not. This is the Windsor set. They are a group of MPs – said to include Nadine Dorries, Mark Field and Chris Heaton-Harris – who are supposedly gathering support for a new Tory leader, in case the party loses the next election.

Will they get it? It seems unlikely. None of them is exactly what you would call a big beast. Although they have certainly had a good start.

How so? Well, their alleged plot has somehow leaked to several national newspapers. This had the effect of making Afriyie suddenly more famous, and put the idea of him becoming prime minister into people's minds. At the same time, however, he gets to deny everything, so he doesn't sound too ambitious or disloyal.

Tremendous!You almost couldn't plan it any better if you tried. No, you couldn't.